The Truffle Diaries
A place where I share recipes, gardening tips, design notes and everything in between
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How I Grow Dahlias… (opens the original)
Season of the Tomato (opens the original)
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Fig and Bay Leaf Jam (opens the original)
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The heatwave in England has meant a bumper crop of figs this season. We have one huge fig tree in the garden that never seemed to produce fruit. (I now have learned that they fruit off of new growth. Since we never prune it and it’s a full size, mystery solved!)While scratching my head, I decided to plant another one which is bearing loads of fruit. I deliberately planted it against a wall in an area of poor soil. Figs thrive in these conditions, and also like their roots restricted, so are perf
Cooking in the Potting Shed (opens the original)
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Welcome to my new series Recipes from the Potting Shed!There’s nothing I love more than picking something straight from the garden and using it in a recipe, so I thought I’d bring my kitchen even closer to the source! A few weeks ago I was planting some seeds in the potting shed and the idea came to me that it would be the perfect place to cook simple, seasonal recipes using produce that I have grown or foraged from the woods.My first recipe is a very simple courgettes pasta, it only takes 10 mi
Antique chicken water vessels, vintage Jean Patou and a 200 year old Mad Cow plate (opens the original)
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Some very nice pieces today on Knick Knack Chit Chat! A few surprises from @truffle_trove_ Some beautiful antique jewelry and a cracking 1960s Jean Patou wool coat 👌Happy Sunday!
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